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PRINTER TABULATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 21. 1914.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNEZI. 1914.

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PRINTER TABULATOR.

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STATES PATENT OFFICE. James rownRs'or New YORK, 1w. Y., ASSIGNOR 'ro POWERS acconnrme nnonmn comrm, or NEW YoRK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or nELawARE.

PRINTER-TABULATOR.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known that I, JAMES POWERS, a c1t1- zen .of the United States, residing in New York city, in the county of New Yorkand .ing applications, erial No. 7 60,609 ofApril 12, and 802,363 of Nov. 22, 1913. It s1mpl1- State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Printer- -.Tabulators, of which the following is .a

specification. Y

My present invention is an improvement upon the printin tabulators in my pend.-

fies and reduces the number of parts of such machines and their cost, wear and liability to derangement and thereby facilitates and cheapens their manufacture and upkeep, ex

tends their usefulness and makes them more constant and reliable in service.

For uniformity and convenience, in this application, reference characters generally refer to parts like, orjghaving functions like, those so designated in pending application, Serial. No. 802,363,,hereinafter referred to as the prior disclosure.

I provide frame and power transmission members generally like those of the prior disclosure, as follows: a bedplate raised by legs to a convenient height; mounted thereon a main frame; thereon an action frame; on the be'dplate amotor, gear case and transmission; in the mainframe a main shaft and V fixed thereto a pin-box; picker, work-suspending 'and'action cams and, of novel con-.1

struction and functions, pairs .of selectorretractor and justifying cams.

Oneof the main objects of the present invention is to provide an accounting machine having a plurality of groups of actions, of

which one group may be devoted to designation characters, others to list data and take totals.ca11ed,sub-totals individually of the se eral lists or groups of data, and still others-to takegrand-totals of a plurality of tion for an interval, while other Another object oftheinvention is to propermitted to print, or all of t e groups Specification of Letters Patent.

maintained out of printing operation, and

all or only some of them permitted to print Patented Nov. 6, 191 '7.

Application filed June 27, 1914. Serial No. 847,581.

totals after a series of data has been accumulated.

A further object of the invention is to provide a mechanical card controlled work sus pending mechanism.

Still anotherflobject of the invention is to provide means whereby the sub-totals and grand-totals may be repeated.

A particular feature of the invention is the PI'OVlSIOllOf a novel means whereby all of the actions in printing operation may be ac' curately positioned to print an even row of figures.

These and other features, capabilities and advantages. of the invention will appear I from the subjoined detailed description of one specific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanyingdravvings.

In the drawings, Flgure 1 is a section par- 11 of Fig. 2, Fig. 2 is an anterior eleva allel with the feed axis on the stepped planes I tion with the frames and coverbroken to show the actions. Fig. 3 is a plan and Figs.

a and 5, respectively, an anterior and a side elevation of the selector-synchronizing gearing. -F1gs. 6 to 10 inclusive illustrate the timer and selective controller in their operative' relations with function-initiating, timing and controlling members, Fig. 6 being a partial plan of a designating-group bay,

Fig. 7. a partial side view corresponding thereto and with Fig. 1, Fig. 7 a detail of the total? k ey, Fig. 8 a corresponding anterror end vlew, Fig. 9 a similar, general, small-scale elevation illustrating the action- -bay arrangement, and Fig. 10 a correspondmg sectional elevation on line 10-10 of Figs. 2 and 9. Fig. 11 illustrates the selective controller. Fig. 12 is a plan and Figs. 13 and 14 side and posterior elevations of a card hopper cheek plate. Figs. 15 and 16 are respectively lateral and transverse views of the hand-drive interpolator. Figs. 17, 18 and 19 illustrate the selector-retractor and ustlfier, Figs. 17 and 18 being side elevations, with certain parts in section and Fig. 19 a transverse section on line 1919 of Figs. 1 and 17. Fig. 20 illustrates a type of I 105 compensating selector-head.

I provide, but do not illustrate,- a gear case, electric miitorand transmission substantially like those, respectively designated- 1, 1, M and 2 in the prior disclosure and, incompletely but sufiiciently illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 19, a bed plate 1 and main frame 1*, a main shaft 3 and thereon the feedroll driving gear 3, and, within the main frame 1, a central picker cam 3 (the picker which it is adapted to operate not being shown,) a symmetrically-spaced pair of pinbox cams 3 and a work-suspending cam 3; and without said frame- (Figs. 15 and 16) an action cam 3; and add pairs of selectorretractor cams 3 and justifier cams 3 (Figs. 17, 18 and 19).

Interpolated between the transmission and the main shaft, and operably connected with the work-suspending cam 3, and with a, work-control pin 6 (Fig. 2), is a cardcontrolled work-suspending mechanism 6,.

hereinafter fully described.

Fixed on the main frame 1", bisected by the axis of the machine and spaced to form a cardway, are upper and lower card-plates, respectively, 1 1, (Figs. 1 and 2,) which are drilled with a pluralityof registering holes corresponding with the record point series (except the 9s) of record cards. On the upper plate 1 is a shoulder or stop 190 to stop the selectors S for any 9 punched in a card. To one side of the cardplates is a novel, jointed card hopper 1 ..(Figs. 1, 12, 13 and 14) located on the main axis above an opening in the main frame, and comprising end throat-channel stumps 1 integral therewith, whose posterior flanges are flared to form a converging throat; fixed to said stumps a gage blade 1 to limit the feed to one card per cycle; and posteriorly hinged to said stumps, end L-plates 10, whose transverse legs rest on and are flush with the gage blade and which can be swung back to give convenient access to the mechanism. To the other side of the card plates is a card bin (notshown) substantially like that of the prior disclosure.

Card feed mechanism, generally indicated by 4 (Fig. 1), and of which only the bearings of the feed rollers are illustrated, connected the hopper, the card-plates and the bin, and comprises a card picker and feed rolls (not shown) which are in no wise novel.

The in box 5 is made, mounted and reciprocate ing control pins 5 and stop control pin 6 are mounted spring-extended and operate 1 and there reproduce the card record to position tabulating printing actions 7 to reproduce the controlling record in print and add and carry it in adders 8.

Work suspender, 6.

This being subject matter for a separate application is indicated in the drawings only by its stop control pin 6, shift box 6", bell crank 6 and the roller 6 thereof engaging the cam 3; and its hand-rod 6".

As in the prior disclosure an action rock shaft 3 mounted transversely in the action frame 1, (Figs. 15 and 16,) is operably connected with the action cam 3. This connection comprises, pivoted on the main frame, a bell-crank .3 whose short arm mounts a roller 3 engaged with said slot cam 3, and whose other arm terminates in an adjustable head 3". On the action shaft 3 is a rock arm 3 Figs. 15 and 16 illustrate the action shaft arm 3' linked to the head 3 of the bellcrank 3 by the new interpolator Y, which comprises a telescoping link and means to lengthen and shorten it, without disconnecting. In its preferred form I provide telescoping link sections, one of which Y is a rack pin-connected to the shaft arm 3 and the other Y comprises a head Y, pin-connected to the bell-crank 3; rods Y fixed in said head; a housing Y slidable on the rods Y, containing, for the rack Y a bore crank Y" is fixed relatively to the interpo- (from the cams 3) and its analyz substantially as in the prior disclosure' When a card is functioning between the card plates 1, 1 and the pin box 5 is raised, ar-

extend their tips above the upper card plate lator so that the latter constitutes a simple link of normal length throu h which power is transmitted from the main to the action shaft.

The normal length of the interpolator, as a link, is fixed by two pairs of nuts on the rods Y, and springs Y strained between said nuts and the housing Y, which construction provides a yield-point which, when the motor is automatically stopped, ermits it to overrun sufficiently to assure a nished cycle. The engagement of the crank Y with the interpolator to fix its normal length comprises a socket Y in the action shaft arm 3; a pin Y on the handle Y; a spring Y fast to the crank Y and engaging said handle, and adapted to, hold the pin Y in its socket; and a latching engagement Y" formed on collars, one fast to the pin Y, the other enveloping it but fast to the crank Y. When the operator desires to interpolate hand operation. he grasps the handle Y and rotates it, which causes the cam-lock latching engagement Y to withdraw the pin Y from its socket and free the crank Y which, when swung, will rock the pinion Y andtelescope the rack 'Y into and out of its 5 socket, shorten and lengthen the interpolator and operate the action shaft and its belongings independently of the main shaft 3.

When the crank Y is returned to norma position and the handle Y rotated so that the engagement Y caniunction, the spring Y advances the handle and the pin Y into its socket. This interpolator is not claimed herein. It will be the subject of a separate application. On the action shaft 3* are fixed a number of crank sectors 3 one for each group of actions. Hinged to the main frame 1 and hooked thereto, and when tilted supported by a hinged strut Z, (Figs. 17 and 18) is a table or plate 1 which constitutes the bed plate on which is mounted the action frame 1, and the new selectors S and other supplemental mechanism, which will be de SOI'1b6d.- The table 1 is C-shaped, open to-- ward the hopper 1 to facilitate setting the selectors S, to which end the hopper cheeks 1 are jointed as aforesaid.

In the action frame 1 are mounted 30-groups of 'tabulating actions 7, hammer actions 7f and'corresponding adders 8, all

individually substantially like those ofthe a prlor invention, but differently organized in groups and with novel supplemental mechanisms as above referred to; and, suitably actuated in known modes, a platen, paper supply and ink supply or ribbon which, as embodying nothing novel, are not illustrated.

The drawings illustrate five groups, Gd, G8, GT, 2,) of type carriers, 7 and 7 the former tabulating or listing and the latter like, but supplemental and not tabulatingor listing; ,and each group is separately mounted and has its own carrier-retractor. All the carriers and their retractors are: mounted on a common pivot rod 7 1 and 2) set transversely in the ac tion frame 1. Each type carrier comprises a relatively movable gear segment 7? and an adjacent ty e sector 7 Each segment 7.has a stem an .arm 7 with prlnting and limit'stops 7 and 7. thereon, and, except the initial segment of each group, a 55 carrying stop 7; and near its heel an analyzing finger (in this case a pin) 7 and i a hook 701 by which the type carriers can be hooked back inoperative against the barstopnose-faces 8.

The type-sector 7 comprises a lever stem 7 which terminates beyond the pivot 7 f in spring abutments 7 and 7 a concentric type arm 7* against the face of which the radial type bars 7 are mounted; and a po- 66 Sitioning limit 7' normally held in contact with the printing stop 7 h of the segment 7*; the carrier being thus distended by a spring 7 initially strained between the hook 7 of the sector andone on the segment. Carriers to which units are carried remain thus distended and the initial segment always; but the others are closed one tooth-space and at cycle ends their limbs 7 approach the limit stops 7 Each type carrier is independently advanceable by a spring 7 strained between the hook 7 of the type sector and a fixed abutment. For convenience these abutments are made in the form of combs 130 with hook teeth for the springs and snap-hooks by which they themselves are hooked to a frame rod 131.

As in the prior disclosure, each carrier-retractor 7 is a bell-crank comprising a sleeve 7 by which it is pivoted on the rod 7, cheek plates 7 united by said sleeve, and a retraction rod 7 to retract and time the advance of the type carriers,but not, as in the prior disclosure, JtO form the stroke limit and 9 stop. In the present invention the limit and 9 printing stop is the fixed shoulder 190 on the card' plate 1 above referred to.

The mode of oscillating the carrier-retrac-\' tors and their respective groups of type carriers has been improved as follows:

On a pivot rod 107, located above the carrier pivot rod 7 f 1) and adjacentv to one check of each retractor, I pivot a cam crank 702 containing a slotted heart cam 703, which envelops a friction roll 700 piv' oted on the retractor cheek 7. Said cam crank is pin-connected by a link 7" with a crank sector 3 of the action shaft 3'. When saidfcrank sector is rocked and rocks the cam crank 702, the lobes of the heart cam permit the retractor to dwell at the beginning and end of sector-strokes, or halfcycles, so that the sectors 3 may have time to perform their other functions while the carriers 7 rest; and medially of such strokes the heart cam permits the advance or causes the retraction of the retractor and carriers. The just described features are not claimed.

Each action group includes a carrying set of hammer actions substantiallly like those of the prior disclosure both in structure and functions. Of such actions the drawings show a spring-struck, crank-retracted and released hammer 7, but no trip levers,

whosenrotiv'e headsicause hammer blows by functioning with cams 7 S of advanced type sectors, 7

Like those of the prior disclosure and op erably related with each action group, ex cept the designating one, is an adder 8 comprising a like number of adding and carrying actions, each adapted, during carrier-retraction, to have its adding wheel 8" engaged with the gears 7 of a carrier 7* or 7 to add and set (up to 9, for subsequent printing) totals of the units counted thereby; and whenever such addition attains or exceeds ten such units, to set the wheel for the proper character and carry a unit (by means of the adjacent carrier 7 or 7 to the left as a number is read, of the next higher numerical order) to the like wheel coacting therewith; the adder 8 being further adapted to be engaged with the carriers during forward strokes thereof, to set totals for printing; and to clear or return all its adding wheels to zero position, as will be explained.

Thedrawings illustrate the adder frames 81 and of the adder action members, the forked wheel frame 8 (pivoted on the rod 83) and its wheel-pivot 8; the swinging,

spring-retracted bar-stop 8 with its nose, and root-stops 8 and 8 which are spaced one tooth-angle; and the adder wheels 8 each of which has ten teeth and, on its unitcarrying side, a carrying spur with tooth form and radial stop faces meeting at the pitch circle and the far face of the 0 tooth. The bar-stop 8 has a totalizingsaid segment in naught-printing position and the root face 8 carrying so-by the coactionof the wheel spurs and bar-stop spurs when the addition attains ten units of the order added, to permit such segment 7 to be retracted an additional tooth angle and carry a unit to its meshed adder w-heel. During tabulation and addition the adderwheels-8 clear the segment teeth 7 during carrier advance and are meshedtherewith during carrier retraction {and to print totals this order of engagement is reversed.

Mechanism 8 to control such engagements is illustrated by its common rock shaft 8 and organizations germane to each adder as follows: a pair of cam; forks 8 fixed to said shaft 8 and containing cam slots 8 Action groups G.

As illustrated in the drawings, the actions are divided into a designating or identify- 7 ing group Gd, (Fig. 1,) which, at the beginning of the tabulation is manually set to be card-controlled to prmt once thecharacters necessary to identify the tabulation, and thereafter to be held inactive until again manually set as aforesaid; two ta'bulating or listing and subtotal printing groups G8, which may also be used for sumimation; and two grand-total groups GT, added to or interpolated among the tabulating groups in any desired order, and each operably connected in synchronism with a tabulating group.

Selectors S.

. I provide a number of interchangeable open selector frames S (Figs. 1, 2 and 19) each formed of T-shaped plates S (Fig. 2) united by posts S and thereon at their upper ends comb-like, slotted guide plates S containing guide slots S for the selector bars S and at their lower ends other like plates S containing guide slots, S". Projecting from the frame S is a springabutment frame (Figs. 1 and 2) comprising slotted posts S" and an abutment rail S.

Fast on the posterior plate S are C- shaped dowel frames S '(see particularly the right of Fig. 2) and mounted therein dowel pins S with inward knurled heads and medial shoulder pins S and normally extended by springs S, which are strained between the pins S and the inner portion of the frame S. In the outward limb of each frame S and extending inwardly therefrom is a post S. When the dowel pins are retracted they ma be .stayed by resting their shoulder pins g on the posts S. On the table 1 are a transverse sto 1O (Fig. l) and check blocks 1 (Fig. 2

containing holes for the dowel pins S".

The selector frame is entered between the check blocks 1 and pushed against the stop 10 and the dowel pins released, to enter the corresponding holes and fix the position of said frame.

Each selector S comprises a selector slide" S (Figs. 1 and 19), slidable in a slot S (Fig. 2) of an upper comb plate S", the upper end of each slide S terminating in a compensatin head S and the lower end of each slide 5 forming a finger S terminating in an adjustable tip S, ada ted to position the selector by contact wit functioning control pins 5 or the 9 stop 190. The control pins 5" are equally linearly spaced, while the type bars 7 and segment teeth 7 are equally angularly spaced. Were there no compensating connection, the equal steps of the selectors advance and retreat would cause angularly-variable movements of the carriers 7 and retractor 7 and viceversa, proportionally to the differentials of the sines of successive total angles of motion thereof. To obviate this defect we provide compensatin contact faces S on either the selector hea s S? or the carrler fingers 7".

When the carrierselector contact, hne

moves in the tooth-angle vertically below the axis of the pivot rod 7, its arc departs but little from a horizontal straight line coincident with the selectors step, and the differential relatively thereto of its motion is practically m'l; but as its-successive tooth angles of motion recede and become inclined, their projections on a horizontal line shorten .relatively to the like projection of the medial tooth angle 'and the differential relatively thereto of the motion increases. But the line of contact also moves along the compensating face S and thereby causes a compensating motion which causes the equal steps of the selector to cause equal angular motions of the oscillating members, and vice versa. Mathematical relations determine that the compensating face S be cylindrical. In the variant illustrated in Fig. 20 it is formed on the selector head S 9 and concave. In the variant illustrated in Fig. 1, it is the cylindrical surface of the analyzer pin 7 the contact face of the selector head may be vertical and said heads S may extend alongside of and between segments 7 and stay them laterally.

The selector fingers S of the different action groups are differently offset, as.

illustrated in Fig. 2. The finger tips 5 (Fig. 1) are clips made of spring steel, slidable on the fingers S and provided with frictional setting devices consisting of little teats S on the tips which engage one or other set of sockets S on the finger, to set the tips in advanced or retracted position. Each selector S is independently advanceable by a spring S, (Figs. 1 and 2,) strained between it and the abutment rail S and attached to each'selector finger S is a guide bar S, which slides in a guide slot S of a comb plate 8. It will be noted that thebars S and slots S are at different elevations in the several groups.

In the designating group Gel these bars are plain; but in the connected actions of the tabulating and grand total'groups Gs and GT they bear racks, S

A synchronizing transmission S connects the racks S of the selectors S of actions of like numerical orders in those pairs of tabulating groups Gs and grand total groups GT which are to work together, as shown in Figs. 1 to 5. Bearing brackets S fast to the selector frame contain bearings and mount shafts S to each ofwhich 1s fixed a pair of like gears S one meshed with the rack of a tabulating selector, the other with the rackof a grand total selector-of like numerical order. As illustrated the transmissions S are at different elevations and steppedrelatively to one another; the shafts S are equallyspaced; and the gear wheels S are in diagonal series; the combplates S being offset to this end.

It may be pointed out that selector tips The i cordingly. This arrangement enables me to combine a larger number of action groups in a single machine and thereby to increase its usefulness, duty and economy.

This prevents ragged printing, so common in machines of this general character, by taking up lost motion and firmly positioning type for impressions. It comprisesengagement devices on a type-positioning member of each action, preferably a rack' S0 (Figs. 17 and 18) cut on the selector slide S posterior to the selector frame; a positively-positioning justifying member, illustrated as a transverse bar J, (Figs. 17, 18 and 19,) reciprocated in guides and adapted to engage anytooth of each justifying rack S0 to position the selector S and thereby the carrier 7*, to justify its type 7"; and means to operate the justifying bar J, which in this case is retract-ed by a spring J (Fig. 19) and is operated from the cams 3* by a link-and-lever con.-

nection comprising a pair of cam-levers J medially pivoted on the main frame, held against said cams by springs J and at its upper ends terminating in pins J a pair of intermediate levers J 5 medially pivoted on the table 1 having conformed motive arms J coacting with the pins J and active arms through-connected by a cross rod J and with the justifying bar J by guide links J 8 slidably mounted on the anterlor selector-frame plate S Selector retractor.

This retracts all advanced selectors S and times their advance until they are arrested by control pins 5 or the 9 sto 109. It is a twin rocking lever (Figs. 1 Band 19) comprising lateral arms S medlally pivotedon the cheek-plates of the ma n frame 1 with their motive or lower ends mounting rollers S held against the selector-retractor cams 3 by springs S and their active or upper ends pin-and slot-connected with the retractor bar S which is located transversely across the selectors path by parallel guides 1 in the main frame and advanced and timed by said cams 32 and retracted by said springs S Selective controller. Originally all the action functions were controllable by a settable dentent rod and oup Gd and the grand total groups. The developed, selective controller M (Figs. 7, 8 and 11) 1s mounted on the table 1 by standards and,

except its key T and setting knobs M is different control-settings of the dentents.

standard V I To make safe settings of the dentent rod M it has a positive engagement with one link M and a slight reci rocation to accomplish the same. A pin lW is arran ed on the rod M and a series of properly ocated sockets M are arranged on said link M and a set spring M strained between said link and a collar on the rod, normally sets .them in engagement but permits the rod to be freed and rotated to another setting.

Oarrier hooks V. v This is a rocker organization (Figs. 1, 2, 7, 8 and 11) settable by the selective-controller dentent MV and releasable by the designating-key D0 and actuating bellcrank D to hook back the grand total groupcarriers 7*, 7 while sub-totals are being printed and to release them during tabulat- III and to print grand totals.

he rocker comprises a rock shaft V mounted in the action frame 1 posterior to the carriers, and-having a motive arm V to which the link V is hooked; and open.

frame hooks V with hook-rods Vo'to engage the hooks 701 of the carriers, and adustable, with set screws, on the rock shaft to coact with difi'erent action cups.

At the face of the action rame, on a pivot a pawl V adapted to engage a notch. 2 in said link V and also a ever V fulcrumed at its middle ortion one end of which is pivoted to sald link which, when freed from the pawl V, is retracted by a sprin V to unhook the carriers. The lever link V and hook V are swung to hook back the carriers by the controller dentent MV engaging the lever V. The pawl V is swung to release said members by contact of its pin V by the bell-crank Selector stops W1.

These stops limit the motion of carriers 7, 7 to the initial tooth angle, so that they can add and carry, but not tabulate. Their mode, while indirect, is efi'ectiveand convenlent. Anterior to and beneath the selector slides S of "each group (Figs. 1 and 7 to 10 inclusive) I pivot a spring-set rocker stop W whose active arm mounts a bar W0 adapted to be rocked anterior to and stop, and downwardly, to release the detracted selectors, and whose motive arm is connected by a link W (except in the designating gr oup Gd) with an actuating bell crank In the designating group Gd the rod W0 extends across and stops all the selectors; but in the other action groups it functions only with the selectors of supplemental carriers I In the tabulating groups G8 the selector stops are released by dentents Mw and in Timers or latches, L.

The bell crank D (F ig. 9) has a lateral arm D on which is formed a pin Lo and is fixed to a cylindrical bearing D rotatabl mounted on the shaft M0, and the be 1 cranks W are fixed to the cylindrical bearings 70, rotatably mounted on the shaft M0, on each of which bearings there is formed a lateral arm 71' on which is formed a pin Lo. On the table 1 severally in operable relation with all save one of the'crank sectors 3 are standards L and pivoted on each and engagingly positioned by a spring L is a bell-crank L one of .whose arms terminates in a hook L to catch and initially release the in L0 of the coacting actuating crank D or and whose other arm carries a release pin L, which near the reverse of the crank-sector 3 is thereby depressed to 'releasingly swing the bell crank L. Slidable on said standard, latched by a spring L and timedand unlatched by a on the crank sector 3 is a latch L formed a back-beveled latch end to engage sai gage by the crankin Ll.

As il ustrated, ig. 6), the left-hand timer L serves for two actionroups, one being the designatin group a d and the other the adjacent su -total grou Gs. It has two bell cranks L", one to enga e the pin L0 of the arm D of the crank 1%, the other crank to. engage the pin Lo of the arm 71 formed on the crank W of the sub-- total group G8 adjacent to the desi ation groupGd, and the-latch L of the le hand timer L has a branched latching end L. to engage the ins Lo of the aforesaid arms D and 71. hen a'dentent Mw or MW of the. rodv M swings an actuating crank its pin' L0 is depressed and engaged proaches the latch L, its pin L permits t a slide latch L to advance above the pin Lo,- Just before the sector 3 reverses its, motion,

pin L" and in L0 and a shoulder L to be .en- 3 by a bell-crank hook L; as a crank-sector 3 a it contacts with and depresses the pin L of the bell crank L swings it and initially releases the actuating levers latch-pin Lo,

which rises to contact with the slide latch L now fully advanced; and as the crank,

sector 3 retires, its pin L withdraws the slide latch/and fully releases the actuating lever and its pin Lo, and thus times the operation of the adder 8, the rocker stop W and the hammer stop H.

v No-pwlnt hammer stops H It is necessary thattype carries 7 advance without causing the printing of any of their characters,in the tabulation action groups Gs during summation, and in the grand total groups GT While adding and carrying. For all, the action groups except 'thedesignating one, I therefore provide hammer stops H (Figs. 9 and 10) set by a spring H and adapted, when, set to confine the hammers 7 and to be retracted and free them. In uprights 104: of the action frame 1 a rocking and pivot rod 105 is mounted and the plate stops H, are pivoted thereon by their ears H0, one of which on each stop has a shoulder, preferably on a half-hub H adapted tobe engaged by a ranged on the rod and case, to read the rods pin 106'in the rod 105, which normally permits the stop to swing; but for summation is set to engage said half-hub and set the stop H. a l i T0 independently retract the stops H, each has aposteriorly extending cam arm H and suitably guided upright links H pivoted on the lower arm of the corresponding bell cranksW terminating above said cam arms H in pins H adapted to coact therewith toretrac't the stops H.. The np-print stops H are linked up with the adders 8, for simultaneous control, in each action group. ,Each actuating bell crank W is connected by the post 8 with the cam forks 8 whose cam slots 8 position the set of adder wheels 8 and release carryingly-position'ed bar stops 8f. Therefore the same control motion that causes the nO-print stops H to release the hammers 7? for printing also leaves the adder wheels8 meshed with the teeth 7 of the retracted carriers, to printingly position type thereof for printing by the hammers. The same motion engages the latch pins Lo of said crankW with adjacent timer latches L; and at the end of the total printing cycle the crank sectors 3 time therelease thereof; and sprin s W strained from the lower arms of t e bell cranks 'W to theaction frame lift the bell cranks, vertical links H and posts 8 permit the stops H to be non-printingly set by their springs H restore the adders 8 to normal relations, and re-set, the rocker stops Wtov confine supplemental, actions 73?. "The rod 105 has at one end a knob or handle;

a pointer 114 and no-print dial115 are ar-' setting. Column-blanlcer or individual hammer stop.

To blank aparticular column by staying its hammer 7 ,I mount a spline rod 109 (Figs. 9 and 10) in extensions 108 of the action frame, spline on said rod a post 110 and to it pivot a blanker-bar 111, fixable in operative and non-operative positions by engagement of sockets with a tongue 112, advanced by a spring 113.

Operation.

When tabulation or summarizing of a card sequences is begun, it is deslrable to print designating or identifying characters,

(which in most tabulations need not be re-,

peated), and it is necessary that actuallytabulating actions and therewith connected selectors of the grand total groups GT be free to make their full strokes, save as positioned by functioning control pins 5"; and, that the supplemental carriers be able to move one tooth-angle in order to add and carry the totals.

Sub-totals are of frequent occurrence;

The selectors vrierscto the initial tooth angle, necessary'to 4 cause them to add and carry.

Initial cycle.

Pressing the designating key Do simultaneously swings the bell crank D, the des1gnating group rocker stop W, to free the designating actions (which so remains during the initial cycle only); and the hooks V to unhook the grand total carriers, When so unhookedthe supplemental carriers 7 and selectors of such grand total carriers are normally limited by the coaction of their rocker stops W and selector slides S to the initial tooth-angle of. motion. The tabulating actions tabulate or summarize accordingly as their no-print stops H are retracted or set by the rod 105 and pins 106; but the supplemental actions can only add and carry for totals when freed by retracting-their -rocker stops W.

When the designating key is pressed the lever D engages its latch pin L'o w1th the hook L of the adjacent timer latch L; and

. connected actions of tabulating and at the close of the first cycle the crank sector 3 operates the timer. latch L to release said bell crank and set the rocker stop W linked thereto to stop the designating actions.

During tabulation or summarizing the synchronizing transmission S synchronizes grand total groups, G8 and GT. Summarizing is done by timing the rod 105 so that pins 106 thereof set hammer stops H and no characters can be printed, notwithstanding that all the topical records are analyzed, and added and carried in the adders 8.

At proper times sub and grand totals can be printed as follows:

To totals.

. and a stop card are interpolated in or added given a quarter turn to withdraw the to the card sequence. When, in tabulating or summarizing, the setting card is reached, all the 0 analyzing pins 5 are extended and allthe carriers 7*, 7 are alined and similarly meshed with the adders; but no character is' printed because no carrier cam 7 becomes operative. The machine is now ready to set and rint totals.

At the beginnmg of the next cycle the stop card functions to stop all the analyzing pins 5 and permit the stop pin 6 to cause the work-suspending mechanism 6 to stop the machine. The pin box 5, feed mechanism 4 and card C rest until after the total or totals are printed, bymeans of the interpolator .Y.

To print sub-totals, firstl the dentent rodactions 7", pull down the posts 8 and links 8, and the links H? to retractthe hammer stops H andfree the hammers 7 thirdly, the interpolator handle Y is grasped and in Y from its socket and free the crank which is thereupon swung out and back, rocks the connected pinion Y, telescopes and again extends the interpolator link,'

rocks the-action shaft 3, prints the subtotal, operates the timers Land restores the machine to normal relations.

. To print grand totals, either simultane.

after which the operation is like taking subtotals. If the final sub-total and the grand total must be printed separately, hook-organizations V to V inclusive and dentents, MV, for the tabulating actions, must be added to the machine.

' Clearing.

When a total is printed, all the function adder wheels are in zero position; and if the machine thereafter functions normally, such adders are cleared and begin to add and carry new sums. They can, however, be made to continue to carry and add new members to the just-printed sub-, or grandtotal.

The total-printing cycle begins when the carriers are retracted and while the adder wheels remain engaged therewith subsequent to a just completed carrier-setting cycle controlled by a card punched at all the noughts.

In analyzing cycles the first (or subsequent) function is to. separate the adders from the carriers, during the dwell and prior to the advance of the latter. But to print totals the adders must remain engaged with the carriers throughout the first half of the cycle and carrier-advance. To that end the actuating crank W now depresses the link 8 so that the link 8 will not be reciprocated to affect the cams 8 and thereby the position of the adder wheels; and ad- I vancing carriers turn the adder wheels backward and are printingly positioned by them when their spurs contact with the bar-stop spurs. At this instant the adder wheels 8 are all set at zero; and clearing is effected by separating them from the carriers subsequent to printing but before the latter move.

In the normal total-printing cycle, at about this period, latches L free the actuating cranks, W whose spring-actuated retraction lifts the posts 8 and links 8 to permit the links 8 to be reciprocated to swing the cam forks 8 andcause the cams 8 to retract the adder wheels 8" and efiect clearing. But obviously if the links 8 were held motionless, the adder wheels 8 and carrier teeth 7 would remain engaged and the latter would restore the former to the conditions existing at the beginning of the cycle, that is, would reset them to the totals just printed. This is readily accomplished by holding the selective controller advanced with its dentents M10 or MW in contact with and positioning the actuating levers W Printing grand totals and sub-totals simultaneously with one swing of the dentent rod M, is made possible by providing two sets of angularly-separated contacts on the dentent Mw, one set alined with the dentents MW. When printing totals there are no functioning pins 5 to stop selectors S; consequently they follow the retractors 7 P to the 9'stops, 109, and the tabulating and grand total carriers are set by their respective adders 8.

I claim:

1. In a tabulating and printing machine for tabulating and printing items, sub-totals andgrand totals, the combination of control members; tabulating and printing mechanism adapted to print items and to accumulate said items and to, print sub-totals thereof; and a grand total accumulating and printing mechanism operatively connected with the tabulating and printing mechanism and adapted to aultomatically print grand-totals of said items synchronously with the printing of said sub-totals.

2. In a tabulating and printing machine for tabulating and printing items, sub-totals and grand-totals, the'combination of control members; tabulating and printing mechanism adapted to print items and to accumulate said items and to print sub-totals thereof; and a grand total accumulating and printing mechanism operatively connected with the tabulating and printing mechanism and adapted to automatically print grandtotals of said items synchronously with the printing of said sub-totals on the same sheet with said sub-totals.

3. In a tabulating and printing machine for tabulating and printing items, sub-totals and grand-totals, the combination of control members; tabulating and printing mechanism adapted to print items and to accumulate said items and to print sub-totals thereof in the same column; and a grand total accumulating and printing mechanism operatively connected with the tabulating and printing. mechanism and adapted to automatically print grand-totals of said items synchronously with the printing of said sub-' totals to one side of said sub-totals.

4. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; tabulating and printing mechanisms positioned by said selectors and adapted to print items bars of the selectors of like numerical or- I and sub-totals; totalizing mechanisms adapted to carry and print grand-totals; selector bars movablysupporting said selectors; and synchronizing mechanisms connecting the der in the sub-total and grand-total groups.

5. Ina tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; tabulatvided with racks; and synchronizing mechanisms connecting the racks of the selectors of like numerical orders in those pairs of grand-total and sub-total groups that are to be worked together.

6. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; tabulating and printing mechanisms positioned by said selectors and adapted to print items and sub-totals; totalizing mechanims adapted to carry and print grand-totals; selector bars movably supporting said selectors and provided with racks nd synchronizing mechanisms connecting the racks of the selectors of like numerical orders in those pairs of grand-total and sub-total groups that are to be worked together.

7. In a ta'bulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and I grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be po sitioned by said control members; sub-total and tabulating action groups and grandtotal action groups comprlsing type carriers positioned by the selectors, some of which carriers are supplemental carriers; means associated with the carriers to cause them to add and print sub-totals and grand-totals; selector bars movably supporting said selectors and provided with racks; and synchronizing mechanisms connecting the racks of the selectors of like numerical orders in those pairs of grand-total and sub-total groups that are to be worked together.

8. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members, selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; subtotal and tabulating action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers positioned by the selectors, some of which carriers are supplemental carriers; means associated with the carriers to cause them to add and print sub-totals and grandtotals; selector bars movably supporting said selectors and provided with racks; a justifying bar adapted to engage certain of said racks to justify the type of said groups; guides in which said bar is reciprocated; cams on the drive shaft of the machine;

olevers medially fulcrumed on the frame of the machine and spring pressed at one end on said cams; and intermediate levers fulorumedmedially on said frame and having their motive ends engaging the active ends of said first named levers and having their active ends operatively connected to said bar.

9. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and I grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; tabulating and printing mechanism comprising selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; selector stops ada ted to engage and stop certain of said se ectors; means for at will 5 bringing said stops into action; and timing mechanism adapted to release said means after the stops have performed their functions. 4

10. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; type carriers comprising elements adapted to be positioned by the selectors; crank sectors corresponding to the type-carriers respectively; selector stops adapted to engage and stop certain of the selectors; actuating cranks connected to said stops; and means for actuating said actuating cranks.

11. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; type carriers comprising elements adapted to be positioned by the selectors; crank sectors corresponding to the type-carriers respectively; selector stops adapted to engage and 80 stop certain of the selectors; actuating cranks connected to said stops; means for actuating said actuating cranks; and latch and timer mechanisms actuated by said crank sectors for holding said actuating 86 cranks in actuated position and releasing them after they have performed their functions.

12. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totalsand grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be* positioned by said control members; type carriers adapted to be positioned by said selectors; selector bars movably supporting said selectors; crank sectors corresponding to the type-carriers respectively; selector stops adapted. to engage and stop certain of said selector bars; actuating cranks connected to said selector stops; and means for actuating said cranks.

13. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, "sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; type carriers adapted to be positioned by said selectors; selector bars movably supporting said selectors; crank sectors corresponding to the type-carriers respectively; selector sto s adapted to engage and stop certain of selector bars; actuating cranks consai , nected to said selector stops; means for actuating said cranks; and latch and timer mechanisms actuated by said crank sectors for holding said actuating cranks in'actuing the action of said sto ping means.

' tion groups, tabulatin of the designating action groups when print-' ing of grand-totals or sub-totals takes place.

15. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; action groups comprising designating type carriers positioned by said control. members; carrier hooks for hooking back certain of type carriers; means for opcrating said hooks; pawls for holding them in operative position; and means adapted to release said pawls.

16. In a tabulating and rinting machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; designating printing action groups, tabulating and sub-total printing action groups and grand-total printing action groups, said total groups adapted to print sub-totals and grand-totals simultaneously, said groups being controlled by said control members; means for normally stopping the printing action of the grand-total group;and means for suspend- 17. In a tabulating an printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members, designating printing action groups, tabulating and sub-total printing action groups and grand-total printing action groups, said total groups a adaptedto print sub-totals and grand-totals simultaneously, said groups being controlled by said control members; means normally limiti'ng the movements of said grandtotal groups; and means for suspending the action of said limiting means when printing grand-totals.

18. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members, designating printing at;- and subtotal printing action groups an and-total printing action groups, said tota ups adapted to print sub-totals and gran -totals simultaneously, said groups being controlled by said control members; means normally limiting the movements of said grand-total groups; means for suspending,the action of said limiting means when printing grand-totals;

' positioned by the control members; designating action groups; sub-total action groups and grand-total action groups cornprising type carriers adapted to be positioned by the selectors; synchronizing means connecting the respective selectors of a sub-total group with selectors of like numerical order in a grand-total group; crank sectors corresponding to respective type'carriers; selector stops adapted to stop certain of the selectors; hammers for causing the type of the type carriers to print; hammer stops for holding said hammers inoperative; means for holding back out of printing position certain of the type carriers; means for holding the type-carrier-holding means in operative position; adding mechanisms to be moved by the crank sectors to engage and disengage the type carriers; actuating devices adapted when actuated to cause the adding mechanism to remain in engagement with said carriers and to cause tobecome operative said selector stops, said hammer stops and to cause to become operative the means for holding back the type carriers; a selective controller for at will.

actuating certain of said actuating devices; and latch and timer mechanisms actuated by the crank sectorsfor holding the actuat-' grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by the control members; sub-total action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers adapted to be positioned by the selectors; hammers for causing thetype of the type carriers to print; hammer stops forholding said hammers inoperative; actuating devices adapted when actuated to cause said hammer stops to become inoperative; and means for'operating the actuating devices, said hammer stops comprising a pivot-rod, stop plates mounted thereon and provided with a shoulder, a pin in said rod adapted to engage said shoulder and.normally permitting the stop plate to swing, an arm on the stop plate and links connecting said arms with said actuating devices.

21. In a tabulating and printing machine .for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by the control members; sub-total action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers adapted to be positioned by the selectors; crank sectors corresponding to respective type carriers; hammers for causing the-type of the type carriers to print; hammer stops for holding said hammers inoperative; adding mechanisms to be moved by the crank sectors to engage and disengage the type carriers; actuating devices adapted when actuated to cause said adding mechanism to remain in engagement with the carriers; and latch and timer mechanisms actuated by the crank sectors for holding the actuating devices in actuated position and releasing them after the parts actuated thereby have performed their functions.

22. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by the control members; sub total action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers adapted to bepositioned by the selectors; crank sectors corresponding to respective type carriers,- hammers for causing the type of the type carriers to print; hammer stops for holding said-hammers inoperative; adding mechanisms to be moved by the crank sectors to engage and disengage the type carriers; actuating devices adapted when actuated to cause said adding mechanism to remain in engagement with the carriers; and latch and timer mechanisms actuated by the crank sectors for holding the actuating devlces in actuated position and releasing them after the parts actuated thereby have performed their functions, said latch and timer mechanisms comprising a springpressed bell crank having a hooked end adapted to engage over and hold in actuated position the actuating device and adapted to be engaged and released by said sector, anda sprmg pressed sliding latch adapted to engage and hold said actuating device when thus released by said bell crank, and a pin on the crank sector adapted to engage the latch and to time or effect the release by the latch of the actuating mechanism.

23. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by the control members; designating action groups; sub-total action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers adapted to be posifor holding said hammers inoperative; means for holding back out of printing position certain of the type carriers; means for holding the type-carrier holding means in operative position; adding mechanisms to a selective controller for at will actuating certain of said actuating devices; and comprising a plurality of links pivoted at one end to the machine frame, a pivot rod rotatably mounted in said links, a key adapted to press against one of said links to move said rod laterally, and detents on the rod projecting therefrom in different directions and adapted to press against said actuating devices.

24. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by the control members; designating action groups; sub-total action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers adapted to be positioned by the selectors; crank sectors corresponding to respective type carriers; synchronizing means connecting the respective selectors of a sub-total group with selectors of like numerical order in a grand-total group; hammers for causing the type of the type carriers to print: hammer stops for holding said hammers inoperative; means for holding back out of printing position certain of the type carriers; means for holding the ty'pe-carrier-holding means in operative position; adding mechanisms to be moved by the crank sectors to engage and disengage the type carriers; actuating dev ces adapted when actuated to cause the adding mechanism to remain in engagement with said carriers and to cause to become ,operative said selector stops, said hammer stops'and to cause to become operative the means for holding back the type carriers; a selective controller for at will actuating certain of said actuating devices; and comprising a plurality of links pivoted at one end to the machine frame, a pivot rod rota- .tably mounted in said links. a key adapted to press against one of said links to move said 'rod laterally, detents on the rod pro- ]ecting therefrom in different directionsand adapted to press against said actuating devices; and means for holding said rod positioned in difi'erent positions of rotation, and a graduated drum on said rod and having legends for controlling the different settings of the detents.

25. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; subtotal and tabulating action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers positioned by the selectors, some of which carriers are supplemental carriers; selector bars movably supporting said selectors; crank sectors corresponding to the type carriers respectively; adding and carryingmechanisms adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said action groups, except the designating group, by the movement of said sectors; selector stops adapted to engage and stop the selector bars of certainof the selectors including those cooperating with the designating carriers; ham- Iners for causing the type of the type carriers to print; hammer stops for stopping the action of said hammers of the grandtotal groups; actuating devices to which said selector stops and said hammer stops are connected and by which they are moved to be rendered inoperative when said devices are actuated; means actuating said devices;

means for holding the adding and carrying mechanisms in engagement with the type carriers on the actuation of said actuating devices; and timers actuated by the crank sectors for holding said actuating devices in actuated position and releasing them after said stops have performed and adding and carrying mechanisms have performed their functions. a

26. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; designating action groups, tabulating and sub-total action groups and grand-total action groups comprising type carriers adapted to be positioned by said selectors; selector bars movably supporting said selectors; synchronizing transmissions connecting the bars of the selectors of like numerical order in the sub-total and grand-total groups; crank sectors corresponding to the type-carriers respectively; selector stops adapted to engage and stop certain of said selector bars; hammers for causing the type of the type carrlers to print; hammer stops for rendering the hammers inoperative; carrier hooks for hooking back certain of the type carriers; means for operating said hooks; pawls for holding said hooks in operative position; adders adapted to engage said type carriers; shifting means operated by the crank sectors disengaging the adders for the type carriers; positioning means for rendering saidshifting means inoperative; actuating cranks connected to said selector stops, said hammer stops and said positioning means for rendering said pawls, stops and positioning means operative when mid actuating cranks are actuated; a selective controller for at will selecting and, actuating certain of said cranks; and latch and timer mechanisms actuated by said crank sectors for holding said actuating cranks in actuated position and releasing them after they have performed their functions.

27. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; designating action groups; sub-total and tabulating action groups and grand-total actiongroups comprising type carriers positioned by the selectors, some of which carriers are supplemental carriers; selector bars movably supporting said selectors; crank sectors corresponding to the type carriers respectively; carrier hooks for hooking back certain of type carriers; means for operating said hooks; pawls for holding them in operative position; actuating cranks by which said pawls are moved to render them inoperative; and means for actuating said cranks.

28. In a tabulating and printing machine for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, the combination of control members; selectors adapted to be positioned by said control members; designating action groups; sub-total and tabulating action groups and grand-total action oups comprising type carriers positioned y the selectors, some of which carriers are supplemental carriers; selector bars secured to said selectors; crank sectors corresponding to the type carriers respectively; carrier hooks for hooking back certain of type carriers; means for operating said hooks; pawls for holding them in operative position; actuating cranks by which said pawls are moved to render them inoperative; and latch and timer mechanisms actuated by said crank sectors for holding said actuating cranks in actuated positions and releasing them after they have served their functions.

29. In a tabulating-printing machine of the class described for printing individual items, sub-totals and grand-totals of records, control members for reproducing such records, tabulating-printing mechanism adapted to be positioned by contact with said control members to tabulate and to print, and controllable to print and not to print while otherwise operating; the combination therewith of a timer operably connected with such mechanisms, manually settable to cause connected mechanisms: to print once in .a

cycle and operable therewith'during the remainder of such cycleto non-.printingly control said actions.

30. In a tabulating-printing machine of the class described'for printing records comprising series of reciprocating control pins for reproducing such records; an action shaft; means to reciprocate said pins and rock said action shaft; operably connected with said action shaft a series of mechanisms each comprising a movable type carrier and operably related therewith a hammer action and an adding action,each of said type carriers operably mounting a sequence of type and a series of gear teeth and adapted to be positioned and to printingly position type in consonance with record-reproducing control-pins,said hammer action operable by an advance of said carriers to strike printingly-positioned type thereof,and said adding actions assembled in carrying series to constitute adders and each having an adding wheel adapted to be separated from and meshed with a carrier to be controlled thereby to add and carry and to control the same to set totals for printing; and manually settable adder-control means adapted to mesh and separate the adders and carriers; the combination therewith of a hammer-stop settable to prevent and to permit the stroke of action-released hammers aforesaid; a shifting member operably connected with and advanceable to set said hammer stop and adder control means, and a latch mechanism operably connected with said action shaft and adapted at the beginning of a cycle to engage and position said hammer stop and adder-control means and later in said cycle to be operated from said action shaft to release said members.

31, In a tabulating-printing machine of the class described for printing records comprising series of reciprocating control pins for reproducing such records; an action shaft; means to reciprocate said pins and rock said action shaft; operably connected with said action shaft, series of mechanisms each comprising a movable type carrier and;

operably related therewith a hammer action and an adding action,each of said type carriers operably mounting a sequence of type and a series of gear teeth and adapted to be positioned and to printingly position type 1n consonance with record-reproducing control-pins,said hammer action 0 erable by an advance of said carrier to strike printingly positioned type thereof,and said adding actions assembled in carrying series to constitute adders and each having an adding wheel adapted to be separated from andmeshed with a carrier to be controlled thereby to add and carry and to control the same to set totals for printing; and manually settable adder-control means adapted to mesh and separate the adders and carriers; the combination therewith of stops settable to prevent and to permit the operation of specific action members; shift mechanism op-- erably connected with and movable to set said stops and adder-control; and timing its 

